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the whole education system -- the education system needs to be reformed. students are suckered into going to universities and learning ideological subjects such as feminism from political leftists. there should be some difference between the scientific courses where you get productive jobs that are productive to society and liberal arts which is turning more and more into a useless exercise in leftist propaganda. >>stuart: we hear you and thank you for joining us today. >> now, you can work and get unemployment. the president is making a new public for his bridge to work program. billion will -- but will it work? something is come down in the state of wisconsin that could have the governor's chances looking up. i can't afford to ignore our retirement savings, not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. now they're managing my investments for me. and with fidelity, getting back on track w
the whole education system -- the education system needs to be reformed. students are suckered into going to universities and learning ideological subjects such as feminism from political leftists. there should be some difference between the scientific courses where you get productive jobs that are productive to society and liberal arts which is turning more and more into a useless exercise in leftist propaganda. >>stuart: we hear you and thank you for joining us today. >> now, you...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. that makes tv even better. if your tv were a space captain, zeebox would be an alien, first officer. together they'd become the best star team in the fleet, able to take on anything in the universe. whew. space. space. [ male announcer ] download zeebox free, and let your tv go where it's gone before. >>> all night i've been preaching and teaching, trying to show you how to build a portfolio of stocks that work in any and every type of market, from a nasty picnic for the marauding bears, and you also own something right for the moment by falling what i call the new diversification, like the old-school diversification that i push endlessly, this ensures stocked won't key off the same bad news and get beaten to bits at the same time. in the new diversification, it means whatever the market is doing, you will always have at least one approach to investing paying off big time. now, remember what we've g
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. that makes tv even better. if your tv were a space captain, zeebox would be an alien, first officer. together they'd become the best star team in the fleet, able to take on anything in the universe. whew. space. space. [ male announcer ] download zeebox free, and let your tv go where it's gone before. >>> all night i've been preaching and teaching, trying to...
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others felt we needed deep cuts in education and medicaid. i'm proud of the fact that we were able to work together, the legislature and the governor, democrats, republicans. we came together and found a better way. we protected classroom spending and medicaid, and we did not raise taxes. public officials must never forget that we serve the public. not the other way around. that's why in a time of shared sacrifice i felt it important to lead by example. we eliminated the chefs from the governor's residence. cut salaries there by 55%. it worked out well. chuck even learned how to make more than just baloney sandwiches. and i kept my promise to get rid of the ultimate symbol of waste and excess. we sold the state's luxury jet. we cut waste across state government, cut cell phones, got rid of non-essential state cars, and the governor's office, we slashed our budget and reverted over a half a million dollars back into the savings account. cabinet secretary salaries were cut by 10% and we dramatically reduced the number of political appointees, a
others felt we needed deep cuts in education and medicaid. i'm proud of the fact that we were able to work together, the legislature and the governor, democrats, republicans. we came together and found a better way. we protected classroom spending and medicaid, and we did not raise taxes. public officials must never forget that we serve the public. not the other way around. that's why in a time of shared sacrifice i felt it important to lead by example. we eliminated the chefs from the...
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eastern with a look at education and early childhood issues. the nation's governors will also talk about hunger and later the changing role of the national guard. and we'll wrap things up on monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with the closing session featuring nga president neb's governor. live sunday, monday on our companion network c-span. join us later from more american history tv. the focus is historian richard norton smith lectures on the first president from his home in mt. vernon, virginia. american history tv gets under way tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. >> tonight on c-span, from this year's world economic forum, see the heads of the world bank and international monetary fund along with other global leaders as they talk about the future of the world economy. >> no one is immune in the current situation. it's not just a eurozone crisis. it's a crisis that could have collateral effects, spillover effects around the world. and you know, we'll hear from others, but what i have seen and what we have seen in numbers and in forecasts is t
eastern with a look at education and early childhood issues. the nation's governors will also talk about hunger and later the changing role of the national guard. and we'll wrap things up on monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern with the closing session featuring nga president neb's governor. live sunday, monday on our companion network c-span. join us later from more american history tv. the focus is historian richard norton smith lectures on the first president from his home in mt. vernon, virginia....
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. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban for speaking out for education for girls is showing improvement. she was able to move her legs and hands after the sedative was reduced. >>> the captain of the ship that went aground in january is now suing, claiming wrongful termination. francesco schettino is charged with abandoning the ship. >>> finally, get ready for this one, the million-muppet march. two men are planning the demonstration to defend public funding for pbs, after mitt romney's comments about the muppets and big bird in the first presidential debate. it is scheduled for three days before the election. that could change everything. >> that's game-changer. >>> time for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> let's start with aurora borealis. if you have never seen the northern lights, you get to see them right now. nice pictures from doug kiesling. whoa, look at those. maybe you'll get some clear nights to watch. a clear morning in some spots and cooling down. international falls, 28. can you find the cold front? it's pretty evident. 64 in chicago. they have already had their high
. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban for speaking out for education for girls is showing improvement. she was able to move her legs and hands after the sedative was reduced. >>> the captain of the ship that went aground in january is now suing, claiming wrongful termination. francesco schettino is charged with abandoning the ship. >>> finally, get ready for this one, the million-muppet march. two men are planning the demonstration to defend public funding for...
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. >> somebody gave me an education. i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. michelle wasn't. but somebody gave us a chance. just like these folks are looking for a chance. >> i'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. he was born poor. he worked his way to become very successful despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree. and one of the things he wanted to do was to provide for me and my brother and sisters. i'm not going to apologize for my dad's success. but i know the president likes to attack fellow americans. he's always looking for a scapegoat, particularly those that have been successful like my dad. and i'm not going to rise to that. >> mitt romney is, of course, lying about his father being born poor. we'll have more on that in a moment. the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll out tonight shows mitt romney losing to president obama by six points in a head-to-head match-up with president obama at 49 and mitt romney at 43%. like previous polls, it shows mitt romney getting crushed on the questions relating to who understands
. >> somebody gave me an education. i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. michelle wasn't. but somebody gave us a chance. just like these folks are looking for a chance. >> i'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. he was born poor. he worked his way to become very successful despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree. and one of the things he wanted to do was to provide for me and my brother and sisters. i'm not going to apologize...
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because of the limited educational opportunities i joined the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share those experiences because they are unique because i was the only federal agent who experienced being smuggled from mexico to the interior of the united states, going through travels by myself in the back of the trunk of a car, things of that nature. it was quite dramatic but something i did with a lot of pride because i felt going after those seeking a better life in the united states i share those stories with you in my book the shadow catcher. >> there are many powerful moments you describe. i am wondering if you could share a couple of
because of the limited educational opportunities i joined the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the...
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so because of the limited educational opportunities to join in a become spent four years in the military and ultimately applied for the u.s. border patrol. i was blessed with not only a tremendous career, but a tremendous family. i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a foreigner from mexico to the interior of the united states, going to travel by myself in the back of a u-haul, a chunk of a car can think of that nature. so it was quite dramatic, but it was something i did with a lot of pride because i went after those who abuse those seeking a better life in the united states and a share those stories with you in ibook, "the shadow catcher.
so because of the limited educational opportunities to join in a become spent four years in the military and ultimately applied for the u.s. border patrol. i was blessed with not only a tremendous career, but a tremendous family. i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in...
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. >>> the pakistani girl shot by the taliban for speaking out about educating girls. she's now showing signs of improvement. malala yousafzai was able to move her hands and legs after her sedatives were reduced. >>> the captain of the ship that ran aground in january in italy is now suing claiming wrongful termination. francesco schettino still faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning the ship at a hearing this week. >>> finally, get ready for the -- check this one out -- million muppet march. two men are planning the demonstration to defend public funding for pbs, that's after mitt romney's comments about big bird at the first presidential debate. it should be something. it is scheduled three days before the election. million muppet march. check that out. that could change everything. >> that's a game changer. >>> time for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> good morning. let's go ahead and start with aurora borealis. if you've never seen the northern lights, you get to see them now, and some nice pictures from doug kiesling up in leaf lake, minnesota. whoa, l
. >>> the pakistani girl shot by the taliban for speaking out about educating girls. she's now showing signs of improvement. malala yousafzai was able to move her hands and legs after her sedatives were reduced. >>> the captain of the ship that ran aground in january in italy is now suing claiming wrongful termination. francesco schettino still faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning the ship at a hearing this week. >>> finally, get ready for the -- check this...
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mental health, security, education. they go over all of the things that -- the classes and programs i have taken while i have been in here. and give me any suggestions about what they think would be helpful for me when i leave. >> alex is here. sexual contact with a minor. he's serving 18 years, incarcerated since 2000. no recommendations by jns. he attend inpatient/outpatient sex offender treatment. since his incarceration, six misconduct reports. all minor. basically possession of contraband items. >> what did you have? >> lighter, tobacco. one time i got caught with pornography. >> okay. you admitted to a drinking problem. what drugs besides alcohol do you use? >> i've experimented with methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana. >> not a member of any gangs? >> no. >> oh, no, no, no, no. >> you've taken fiber-optic classes, a copper-based class, intro to telecommunications. you've done quite a bit. what kind of work history do you have? i know you have prior military service. what kind of other work do you have? >> i've wo
mental health, security, education. they go over all of the things that -- the classes and programs i have taken while i have been in here. and give me any suggestions about what they think would be helpful for me when i leave. >> alex is here. sexual contact with a minor. he's serving 18 years, incarcerated since 2000. no recommendations by jns. he attend inpatient/outpatient sex offender treatment. since his incarceration, six misconduct reports. all minor. basically possession of...
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i've got to say you mentioned education, and for most of the callers that are calling in, yeah, education is greatly needed. on the other hand, i do agree a lot with mr. vargas on a lot of points. the reason a lot of people little legal here is because of the immigration system. i came in as a green card holder with my family when i was 10 years old so i know it has changed a lot, and it seems to have gotten more difficult. i have a wife outside of the country, and due to -- >> which country, by the way? >> caller: she's japanese. >> go ahead. >> caller: so dealing with that, i mean, she's not breaking any laws. she comes in for three months and she goes home while we wait for my citizenship to go through. it's just that they are making it more complicated so people want to be with their families. people are doing anything because you -- some don't have the money to go through a lawyer and the legalities to come into the country, to be a legal citiz citizen, a legal resident. so everybody is pointing to the illegal immigrant saying the illegal immigrant is causing all these conflict, the
i've got to say you mentioned education, and for most of the callers that are calling in, yeah, education is greatly needed. on the other hand, i do agree a lot with mr. vargas on a lot of points. the reason a lot of people little legal here is because of the immigration system. i came in as a green card holder with my family when i was 10 years old so i know it has changed a lot, and it seems to have gotten more difficult. i have a wife outside of the country, and due to -- >> which...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> i guess i should get used to it. donald trump really is a major part of the mitt romney for president campaign. that is amazing. tonight right now just across town in new york city, donald trump is doing a fundraising event for the mitt romney campaign with paul ryan. they are at a closed-door fundraiser with donald trump. "the new york times" printed a letter from a man who was the campaign strategist for mitt romney's father for three campaigns back when george romney was governor of michigan. he's harshly critical of mitt romney and how mr. romney is running his campaign. he says he was annoyed by mr. romney's references to his father as inspiration and influence on him. "i just don't see it." where is it? is it on issues? no. george would never have been seen with the likes of sheldon adelson or donald trump. regardless of the spit take it causes from your father's old friends as you try to
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> i guess i should get used to it. donald trump really is a major part of the mitt romney for president campaign. that is amazing. tonight right now just across town in new york city, donald trump is doing a fundraising event for the mitt romney campaign with paul ryan. they are at a closed-door fundraiser with donald trump. "the new york times"...
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education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and latinos, if parents would have their choice to be able to choose for their children what schools to go to instead of being stuck in the failed schools. >> and the -- >> wait, shy not have been given public money to send my son to private school. we need to support our public schools and improve the education that vast majority of children are getting in those public schools. >> but why not give -- >> do all colleges and universities use affirmative action, didn't uc system drop 'purpletive action and -- affirmative action and participate pans of
education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and...
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there is a bunch of ways to address education. great teachers more than parent involvement or anything, you put a great teacher in front of a kid, they work miracles. i think our goal is to say that we're going to fix education. we're working statewide to begin to implement. we do not want them filling out multiple choice tests but you have to measure the effectiveness of a teacher. our goal is sitting down with the union and having them at the table to say, how do you help us figure out, i was a geologist. i thought i would be a great geologist. i got laid off. i would still be a geologist. it turned out i was not that good a geologist. not too much fun to say but the facts are the facts. i was 20 times better running restaurants that i was a geologist. i had a much happier -- i tell a lot of my friends by not being willing to allow natural turnover, competition and success, it you are condemning 15 or 25% of the teachers to not fighting the joy they should have the opportunity to find. those kinds -- that will be the real compet
there is a bunch of ways to address education. great teachers more than parent involvement or anything, you put a great teacher in front of a kid, they work miracles. i think our goal is to say that we're going to fix education. we're working statewide to begin to implement. we do not want them filling out multiple choice tests but you have to measure the effectiveness of a teacher. our goal is sitting down with the union and having them at the table to say, how do you help us figure out, i was...
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this one is called "education under arrest." it is the -- about the criminalization of our kids in education, and where we would have been sent to the principal's office years ago, now you literally get a criminal record. you are standing in front of a judge for a fight in school, an argument with the teacher. the basic stuff that we used to get in trouble for and go to the office or go sit in study hall for a couple of hours, these kids are getting records, under this zero tolerance policy. i have been talking to a lot of kids in filming the special who are in alternative schools. the kids i have been talking to cannot cut it in the schools they are in, the traditional schools, or they want something different or they did put in a different school by a court, in an alternative program. i read that at one point in your life, not because you were in trouble -- at one point in your life, there was a decision by made by your parents or somebody to put you in an alternative school. i want to be clear, not because you were in trouble
this one is called "education under arrest." it is the -- about the criminalization of our kids in education, and where we would have been sent to the principal's office years ago, now you literally get a criminal record. you are standing in front of a judge for a fight in school, an argument with the teacher. the basic stuff that we used to get in trouble for and go to the office or go sit in study hall for a couple of hours, these kids are getting records, under this zero tolerance...
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even according to our oregon education association we spend $500 million educating the children of illegals in oregon. it is costing us so much money and our politicians refuse to address the problem. it is -- really makes you angry. >> host: thank you. >> guest: thank you for your question. you have a different point and i would like to break them down a little bit. you are talking about portland, oregon which is several hundred thousand miles away from the border. one of the things i mentioned earlier was we are strong on the border but once the immigrants make it into the united states there's hardly any enforcement. that is a tremendous concern. the second thing, you were concerned about the benefit or expenditures to the u.s. taxpayer of illegal immigration. there is no doubt there's a tremendous loss but there's a balance also when you said 50% of the hispanics in your area if i understood that correctly might be illegal in this country. that means a great number are working. they might be paying taxes under somebody else's name so there are contributions that going to the community b
even according to our oregon education association we spend $500 million educating the children of illegals in oregon. it is costing us so much money and our politicians refuse to address the problem. it is -- really makes you angry. >> host: thank you. >> guest: thank you for your question. you have a different point and i would like to break them down a little bit. you are talking about portland, oregon which is several hundred thousand miles away from the border. one of the...
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we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and talking about these important issues for the latino community. what is interesting, we've seen such a rise of conservative hispanics such as senator marco rubio and so many of these that have come out really that even for them they have been able to talk about the message of why it's important to get involved and why it's important for hispanics to vote. we are seeing it in florida where you are going to see i think a lot more active hispanics going out to vote. it's interesting to see how california and texas are just not going down that direction. although we have senatorial candida
we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and...
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they cannot use their education. they are confined to a black market, informal sector in the united states. and the most tragic portion of this 11 million-person population are the 3 million or so who came here as children. entered often as infants or babies. they've grown up here. they speak english. they graduated from high school. some have struggled to even graduate from two-year colleges and even four-year colleges. we paid for them. we invested in the health and education while they were growing up. and just at the time when they're about to enter their most productive years, and can contribute to our economy, we say, there's nowhere for you to go. my own institution of princeton university, five years ago, salutatory graduate. the top graduate in greek and latin was a dominican who came here at age 2. and when he graduated as a salutatorian of princeton outed as an illegal migrant and forced, forced, to take a full scholarship at oxford university to study a ph.d. in classics. we end up deporting one of the to
they cannot use their education. they are confined to a black market, informal sector in the united states. and the most tragic portion of this 11 million-person population are the 3 million or so who came here as children. entered often as infants or babies. they've grown up here. they speak english. they graduated from high school. some have struggled to even graduate from two-year colleges and even four-year colleges. we paid for them. we invested in the health and education while they were...
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help the marine corps scholarship foundation honor marines by educating their children at mcsf.org. >> if you still think math and science are just for guys, you're way out of date. in fact, girls are getting a lot of encouragement to head in a direction that can lead to great careers. as emily reports, they're getting on board -- literally. >> here at the intrepid sea, air, space museum, camp g.o.a.l.s. is all about math, science, and empowering girls. >> camp g.o.a.l.s. stands for greater opportunities advancing leadership and science for girls. >> funded by motorola, this is a free, six-week summer program for 8th and 9th graders. >> lots of studies have shown that girls, especially middle and high school, they start to lose their focus in the math and science, and there's not that much support for girls who really enjoy math and science. so this camp actually gives them a chance to be with other girls that also enjoy science and to be with people and professionals that can promote them in the realms of math and science. >> different women in the science field, like doctors and mar
help the marine corps scholarship foundation honor marines by educating their children at mcsf.org. >> if you still think math and science are just for guys, you're way out of date. in fact, girls are getting a lot of encouragement to head in a direction that can lead to great careers. as emily reports, they're getting on board -- literally. >> here at the intrepid sea, air, space museum, camp g.o.a.l.s. is all about math, science, and empowering girls. >> camp g.o.a.l.s....
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i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patterns that describe our culture and our being as americans. having said all that, we have saved in california tens of billions in energy efficiency. when i first adopted those, people reacted negatively. we pushed ahead. and now in california we have ab 32. signed by a republican actor turned governor. promoting something i pick up on and promote further. the number of people in silicon valley defended ab23 against -- ab32 against an onslaught of texas oil companies. we defend when they tried to block your business. california gets 50% of the venture capital. there is a lot going o
i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patterns that describe our culture and our being as...
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and a subissue of that is education and education of children who are non-english speakers. since i've told you already that i'm not a historian, then i have license to say things that may not be completely factually accurate. one of my favorite stories about that is miriam a. ferguson, it is said, it is believed that m.a. ferguson who became governor when her husband was impeached and removed from office, announced that she was running for governor and she successfully won that after being in a run-off with the ku klux klan candidate, she became the governor. and we had an issue about how to educate children who are primary spanish speakers. same issue we have today. back then, they just said, do we teach them in english or in spanish? m.a. ferguson was asked that when she was governor in 1923 or 1924. she said, how do we teach children who are primarily spanish speakers? and she responded what is the most infamous quote in texas political history -- she said, if english was good enough for jesus christ, it's good enough for the skilled children of texas. i don't know if th
and a subissue of that is education and education of children who are non-english speakers. since i've told you already that i'm not a historian, then i have license to say things that may not be completely factually accurate. one of my favorite stories about that is miriam a. ferguson, it is said, it is believed that m.a. ferguson who became governor when her husband was impeached and removed from office, announced that she was running for governor and she successfully won that after being in...
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what types of trash are causing the pollution and where it's coming from -- the first step towards educating people on ways to prevent it. >> we throw away far too many things. our troop is actually going camping soon, and we bought all of our plates and silverware and things. we won't be taking paper. we won't be taking plastic. we won't even be taking cups. we're gonna take our own water bottles that the girls are all used to now carrying with them to school and to sporting events and other things. so, we're trying very hard to become less of a throwaway girl scout troop. >> i learned that it's not good to pollute the environment. >> that we have to clean the beach to help the environment. >> part of the girl scout promise is to leave a place better than you find it, so this is an activity where the girls come in, and they improve the place that they've entered into, and they leave the world a better place. >> we have to clean the beach to help the animals. >> it's good for the environment, and it's helping our world. >> the beach is much cleaner because everybody helped. >> some communiti
what types of trash are causing the pollution and where it's coming from -- the first step towards educating people on ways to prevent it. >> we throw away far too many things. our troop is actually going camping soon, and we bought all of our plates and silverware and things. we won't be taking paper. we won't be taking plastic. we won't even be taking cups. we're gonna take our own water bottles that the girls are all used to now carrying with them to school and to sporting events and...
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in some fields we have made progress, education, health, housing. in some respects, we've had many disappointments. but in the last few years if this house, in this office, we have had a chance tn to impress upon the people of this nation the simple convictions that brought us to this town and kept me here for almost four decades. it's important to reflect and look back and see what has been done because there's no better way to judge the future than by the past. but the important thing that faces our country now is for a new president to look at these new challenges and find new answers, fhe communicating with our young, and providing leadership and inspiration for them so that they will realize that we do care. find a way to help better understanding come to our races so that we can live together in peace and harmony and equality, with justice to all. no president ever came to this office on a platform of doing what was wrong. most of us have made some decisions that were wrong, and as we leave, in a many good instances, most of the people seem to
in some fields we have made progress, education, health, housing. in some respects, we've had many disappointments. but in the last few years if this house, in this office, we have had a chance tn to impress upon the people of this nation the simple convictions that brought us to this town and kept me here for almost four decades. it's important to reflect and look back and see what has been done because there's no better way to judge the future than by the past. but the important thing that...
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research and education, hall said this about scientists who come before his committee to talk about the reality of climate change. quote, i think we ought to listen to them. i just don't think we ought to mind them. that's a thinker. their colleague, jim sensenbrenner, has called the idea of climate change an international conspiracy and scientific fascism. heard enough? don't forget about todd akin. he has a slot on the science committee, he and his theory that in legitimate cases of rape as he puts it, the woman can't get pregnant. hmm. >>> up next, republicans probably figured they had the senate seat in arizona all wrapped up, but richard carmona has come out of nowhere and coming on strong. now we have a race out there. richard carmona joins us next. here in a minute or two. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why,
research and education, hall said this about scientists who come before his committee to talk about the reality of climate change. quote, i think we ought to listen to them. i just don't think we ought to mind them. that's a thinker. their colleague, jim sensenbrenner, has called the idea of climate change an international conspiracy and scientific fascism. heard enough? don't forget about todd akin. he has a slot on the science committee, he and his theory that in legitimate cases of rape as...
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the san francisco education fund. and all of our amazing sponsors for joining me tonight to honor the mayor's teacher of the month award winners. it is my pleasure to a knowledge and honor the dedication of our superb public school teachers in san francisco. the 10 teachers being honored here tonight are standing behind me and were nominated by parents, students, peers, and community members to understand the value of an excellent teacher. the 10 teachers standing here have exceeded all standards. they have dedicated themselves to creating a classroom environment that fosters learning, diversity, and character development. these teachers are shaping this generation of youth into leaders who will create a better world. they have one of the most important jobs in america and this award is our symbol of our immense gratitude for all of their tireless work. in collaboration with the san francisco education fund, thank a teacher campaign, it is my privilege to present this month's -- this year's teacher of the month award
the san francisco education fund. and all of our amazing sponsors for joining me tonight to honor the mayor's teacher of the month award winners. it is my pleasure to a knowledge and honor the dedication of our superb public school teachers in san francisco. the 10 teachers being honored here tonight are standing behind me and were nominated by parents, students, peers, and community members to understand the value of an excellent teacher. the 10 teachers standing here have exceeded all...